Opinion – Page 316
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CommentMore than 300,000 construction jobs axed so far in this recession
Latest set of jobs figures are the gloomiest yet
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CommentEstate agents expect housing prices to fall
Latest RICS survey shows more estate agents are expecting price falls than rises
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CommentDemonstration vs Democracy at Parliament Square
It's not the protestors who are to blame for turning Parliament Square into an eyesore, it's the mayor.
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CommentBSF: In defence of Tim Byles
Some government officials look like they may be attempting to pin blame for the latest BSF fiasco on Tim Byles. If they do, they could be making a huge mistake.
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CommentShanghai diary: What China taught the CIOB
CIOB members took in the magnitude of China’s construction growth at its recent AGM in Shanghai
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CommentNever mind the counter claims
If I owe you £20 and you owe me £10, can I ask an adjudicator to ignore my debt and make you pay up? This eternal problem has just been tackled once again by the courts
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A bit of revision
The rules on the taking of evidence in international arbitration are used as a benchmark by tribunals. So you probably want to know what the impact of recent revisions will be
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Take it to the bridge: Where engineering meets music
If only our ears were as big as parachutes, we’d be able to hear the built environment, says Chris Wise, and then we’d discover that a building can be every bit as musical as a violin
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CommentQuentin Shears: Tinker, tailor, soldier, quantity surveyor
“But is there anything from a meeting of our partners that would interest the Kremlin?”
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CommentHansom: Rave on
Now the sun’s out, everyone’s up for a good time, whether it’s a Wild Sex Party, a boat party, or John Dodds’ one-man, one-vote Lie Around In The Sun All Summer Party
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Charles, Camilla and Ike
The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in Building (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July
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Lose the legal battles
Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (“Final whistle for £253m Wembley row”, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations
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Low carbon needs high spending
The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies
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CommentThe birds and the bats
Building’s piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)
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Q+A from Building Answers
Building’s Forum regulars offer their advice on problems. This week: extending a shared roof
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CommentTurning heads
This scaffolding attempt in the Derbyshire village of Shirland is not only perilous for the user, but was proving a serious hazard to all the motorists turning to gawp
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CommentCan school bid costs be recovered?
Procurement processes are usually set up to give the procuring body no duty to pay bid costs if schemes don’t go ahead. But there may be particular circumstances on certain contracts that could justify bidders recovering their bid costs
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CommentWhat the death of the regional strategy means for housebuilding
In the absence of a new planning package from the government, the revocation of the RS could slow housebuilding yet further